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Home»News»World condemns Israeli occupation for assassinating Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh “in cold blood”

World condemns Israeli occupation for assassinating Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh “in cold blood”

News 11/05/2022No Comments4 Mins ReadBy News Editor

Zionist occupation fighters have shot dead Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank, making her the 12th Al Jazeera journalist to be killed in the line of duty since their launch in 1996.

The veteran journalist was killed by sniper attack while covering Israeli militant raids in refugee camps of Jenin, whilst she was wearing a press vest standing with other journalists.

Ali al-Samoudi, another Al Jazeera journalist, was also shot in the back, who is now in stable condition.

Abu Akleh has survived multiple attempts on her life in the past, and the assassination comes almost exactly a year after the Zionist occupation targeted The Associated Press news agency bureau and Al Jazeera’s offices in Gaza.[1]


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“A true assassination operation”

The news network condemned the assassination “in cold blood” and called on the international community to take action:[2]

“Al Jazeera Media Network condemns this heinous crime, which intends to only prevent the media from conducting their duty. Al Jazeera holds the Israeli government and the occupation forces responsible for the killing of Shireen. It also calls on the international community to condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for their intentional targeting and killing of Shireen.”

The Palestine Journalists Syndicate has also condemned the killing as “a clear assassination perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army”, holding the Israeli occupation “fully responsible for this heinous crime against press freedom”, particularly around World Press Freedom Day, marked on 8th May.[3]

The syndicate stressed that the crime of the occupation that targeted Abu Akleh is “a deliberate and premeditated act and a true assassination operation”.

It called on a clear move to protect fellow journalists from the “continued incitement and killing practiced by the Israeli occupation and all components of the occupation”.[4]

The EU delegation to Palestinians has also expressed “shock” over the killing of Abu Akleh, calling for “a swift and independent investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice”.

“Imperative to ensure the safety and protection of journalists covering conflicts,” the statement added.

Shocked by the killing of @AlJazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla who was reporting on ISF incursions in Jenin. We express our deepest condolences to her family and call for a swift and independent investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. pic.twitter.com/gYmfik7Dah

— EU and Palestinians (@EUpalestinians) May 11, 2022

Eyewitness says Zionist fighters were shooting to kill

Eyewitness and fellow journalist Shatha Hanaysha reported that journalists in the scene were pinned down by snipers when Abu Akleh was shot. She told Al Jazeera: 

“We stood together in a collective way as journalists, then we started moving. We were shocked by the live ammunition fired at us, we reached an area that did not allow us to withdraw.”

“We were just facing the snipers. If they were not really willing to kill some of us, they could have started shooting before our arrival in this narrow area. I see this as a clear assassination of journalists,” she said.

“The one that killed Shireen was intended to kill her because he shot the bullet at an area of her body that was not protected.”

White House calls for ‘thorough investigation’

The White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has also condemned the assassination.

In a statement, she said:[5]

“We call for a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances of her death. Investigating attacks on independent media and prosecuting those responsible are of paramount importance.”

The US Ambassador to the last remaining European colony in the Middle East also called for a probe into the killing.

Very sad to learn of the death of American and Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh of @AJArabic @AJEnglish. I encourage a thorough investigation into the circumstances of her death and the injury of at least one other journalist today in Jenin.

— Ambassador Tom Nides (@USAmbIsrael) May 11, 2022

Human Rights Watch say death not a ‘one-off event’

Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director for Human Rights Watch, said Abu Akleh’s death by Israeli forces is not unusual.

“We know that Israeli forces systematically have used excessive force,” he told Al Jazeera.

“This is an event that needs to be understood in the context of this systemic practice and the killings of many other Palestinian journalists.”

Shakir went on to describe Israeli investigations as a “whitewashed mechanism”.

“That is the assessment that’s been reached by human rights organisations including Israeli’s premier human rights organisation B’Tselem,” he said. 

“When news of crimes is reported, Israeli forces regularly say they’ll investigate. The reality is there is no accountability for those sorts of abuses when it comes to actions by the Israeli authorities.”


Source: Islam21c

Notes:

[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/15/building-housing-al-jazeeera-office-in-gaza-hit-by-israeli-strike

[2] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/al-jazeera-condemns-israels-killing-of-shireen-abu-akleh

[3] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/veteran-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-by-israeli-forces-live-news

[4] https://eunw.eu/global/middle-east/al-jazeera-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh-killed-in-israeli-raid/

[5] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/veteran-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-by-israeli-forces-live-news

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